Information and Campaign

The Barnstable Brown Derby Gala

For almost 22 years Patricia "Tricia" Brown and Priscilla "Cyb"Barnstable, together
with their
mother Wilma Barnstable, have been throwing a Derby eve gala to raise money for
diabetes research in Kentucky. Celebrities come from
around the globe to attend the
famous Barnstable Brown Gala, hosted by twins who became famous as the Wrigley's Doublemint
Twins when they were younger. "The twins and their mother are tireless
fundraisers and effective business people who successfully engage people from
all over the country—even the world—in this cause," said Vicky Myers, UK
HealthCare Director of Development. "They are passionate about bringing the best
in diabetes research, education and care to Kentucky."

Tricia Brown's late husband, Dr. David Brown, was diagnosed with diabetes
in 1989 and died in 2003. Dr. Brown's passing was the inspiration for the establishment of the
Barnstable Brown Foundation which is building one of the premier diabetes research
centers in the world: the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center at the University of Kentucky.
Since 2008 all proceeds from the gala go to develop this large-scale
center at the University of Kentucky that brings together the university's breadth and depth of
researchers, educators and clinicians focused on diabetes and organizes them to
attack the problem collaboratively.